Thursday, December 31, 2009

Some days you just need to feel warm and fuzzy. And, today was like that for me. I adore Aoharu's clothing - I think I own half the store. Machang Pichot is the most amazing woman. Very kind and very friendly, she shares so much. I was putting together this look and had to stop by to find some pieces I've missed. The denim jacket was perfect.

BAX Coen Designs is new to GOLden Shopping and I'm thrilled to welcome them to our little sim. BAX released the suede boot recently and the color options are unreal. It's truly a rainbow! I bought the blue pair and with menu options found this really amazing denim shade. I'm totally going back later to get the green ones!

Thank you again to Marcopol Oh Studio for letting me jump in and get cozy on his crocodile sofa (*no crocs were harmed during this shoot). The Tribute living room set comes in four colors and I've found myself chilling on it pretty much daily while working. Shhh don't tell people I sit on the job :P

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Wow, what a year gone by ! For me, 2009 has brought many high's and low's and much joy with SL fashion. The year has seen designers leap from strength to strength and come together in the face of adversity and copybotters. The abundance of new releases from designers is mirrored in the flourishing blogging community.On a personal note, my 2009 in Second Life has been an emotional journey, riding a rollercoaster with many disappointments but also many great achievements - a couple of which, for example, being asked to blog for the GOLden Shopping Sim, winning Blacklace's Model Search and finding RL love in SL.2009 gave me so many 'must have's' in my SL inventory, I thought I'd share them with you. Maybe you recognise some of your own, maybe you will see some and make them your must have's for 2010 - either way, I just want to say thank you to all SL designer's for their passion, foresight, skill and creativity and long may it continue and grow in 2010.

BAX COEN PRESTIGE BOOTSArguably THE best boots in SL for the past year, Bax Coen's Prestige Range have pushed her right to the top of her game. With undeniably, the best texture, features and fitting script, these boots are probably featured in most discerning SL fashionista's Inventory.

TRUTH HAIR2009 has seen the explosion of Truth Hawk's hair upon SL fashion making him probably the best selling hair producer in SL. He's totally reworked his textures and styles to make TRUTH hair an inventory Essential. Shown above is Heidi in Mocha.

BOOM GETTIN LOW JEANSLowrise jeans made a huge impact in SL fashion this year with what would appear to be a huge competition to see who could come up with the lowest lowrise. These delicious textured 'gettin low' jeans from Boom became a huge fave with me.

HLD PARTY SHORTSDressing them up for a nighttime look or wearing them with your fave sweater for a casual look, i decided that i couldn't live without my HLD Shorts. Probably the cutest short short's in SL guaranteed to make an impact, these delicious shorts designed by the gorgeous Howard Lindley have become huge fave's of mine.

BELLEZA SKINBelleza skin, a certain must have and for me -something i couldn't live without now. I've tried many others but always come home to my Jesse (see above). Unless required to, I always wear Belleza, Blog Belleza and I swear, if i could eat sleep and drink it, I would lol. Featured in this post are Jesse Deep Tan (see above) and the forthcoming release from Tricky Boucher, Alyson in Tan (see below). I'm super duper excited to see what 2010 brings from Belleza.

[SKREAM] PIERCINGS2009 saw the discovery for me of [skream]. Having never really been a fan of facial piercing's for women, Jacqueline Cliassi's [skream] has given piercings a real glamorous and sexy edge. I'm such a huge fan of her creations and can often be found wearing one, two or many more of them. One of my fave's, the Beauty Mark Piercing shown above, is just an example of how piercings can look classy and not trashy. Cannot wait to see what 2010 bring's us from [skream].

SLINK EYESHaving been a huge fan of MADesigns Promise eye's for so long, I was delighted to discover SLink's Eyescream Range. Realistic and gorgeous, I really hope that 2010 brings more colour choices from them.

LOVESOUL PRIM NAILSI was never a fan of prim nails, too much hard work getting right. That was until I came across Lovesoul in 2009. Easy, Gorgeous, Scripted and Inexpensive, I now cannot be without my prim nail's.

MAITREYA GOLD SHOESThese need no introduction, Maitreya totally upped the 'prim feet' stakes and produced without question, THE best prim feet in SL. Gorgeously textured and designed shoes with realistic feet totally blow it's competitors out of the water.

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART ISOk, you cannot find this in a store, but it's one thing I cannot live in SL without. Our Homestead. Place where we laugh learn live and love.

I hope you all had a fantastic SL 2009 and I really wish you all a beautiful 2010.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Tatyana Ultsch is one of GOLden Shopping's newest designers. Her store, My Pinkie Skull, is full of extremely well-made streetwear. The textures are quite impressive, and I love the color selection. Besides the styling, it's always fun to put together sets for the photoshoots. LostAngel Industries has the coolest sets and poses. You can truly let your imagination run wild.

I can't wait to show you guys even more wonderful fashions from this hot new designer! Stay tuned... but until then get your fix at My Pinkie Skull.

Oh and by the way... BAX Coen Designs is opening today! 2010 is going to be a great year for fashion and all of us at GOLden can't wait for you to see!!

Sunday, December 27, 2009

The best part of working with designers at GOLden Shopping is being inspired by their amazing designs. Making my own art from their work. Marcopol Oh is the sweetest and shared a few new jewelry pieces with me. The Lacroix bangle is to DIE for and it totally inspired today's look. I also borrowed his store, Marcopol Oh Studio, for the photoshoot. Hope he doesn't mind! Let's hurry up and finish before he finds me!

So Many Styles' Fishy Glitter Dress is another fabulous must have dress for your wardrobe. It will be great for a New Year's party with the detailed sequin texture. I've really mixed up the look for you today, to show the versatility of the dress. It's fun to play with your look and today's is very glam couture.

Marcopol Oh is still offering this *FREE* modern Winter Mobile to all members of the GOLden Shopping Group. It has snowflakes, fur, and feather art pieces. It's a simple modern design that you can use every year. Just add the group or visit Marcopol Oh Studio in-world to pick up the gift.

Friday, December 25, 2009

Thank you all for making this a beautiful year at Love&Fashion. I love doing this blog, and I'm happy to have Laya and Beer join me to share our individual style. It's now we celebrate 15,000 hits! One little blog that could...

May each of you have a beautiful Christmas and most wonderful New Year! Love&Fashion has much in store for 2010. Stay tuned!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

GOLden Shopping is proud to welcome our newest store So Many Styles ! Irie Campese has an amazing eye for unique style and fun designs. You can feel her energy and passion with her creations. I just have a small taste for you today in this look, but just wait have more in store for you all.

I love a great jacket, and this pattern one in Vintage is a perfect funky fashion find. You can pair it with jeans or leggings. I wanted to be a bit adventurous with the orange and yellow accents - earrings, belt and shoes. It doesn't have to match exactly, in fact sometimes we match too much :P

Sunday, December 20, 2009

hello :)this is my very first blogg post but i have to admit i have fun doing this...Vixie told me the other day about a new shop at GOLden Shopping on GOL 5 so i thought ok lets go there and see what we get... well... i am a shoppaholic so of course i got a mix of different designers which are:

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Moolto is looking for a new face of their brand and they are offering $20,000L in prizes and a modeling contract for the one chosen. Are you the one?

Stop by GOLden Shopping to discover your own style and enter NOW. There is a Kiosk with information on the shopping sim. Deadline TODAY (December 19, 2009)!GOLden Shopping is home to the best stores in SL!! Stop by and check out all the great shops!!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Well as much as I would love to be down under enjoying the Summer warmth, I'm stuck in the Northern Hemisphere of COLLDddddd! And, the Holidays wouldn't be the same without a little Naughty or Nice posting from the GOLden Shopping Team.

Minxu the owner of AMG Boudoir gave me the new Xinx Corset. I was floored by the structure of the piece, the shape is perfection and I knew it would be a fun article to style in different ways. The dark red color is perfect for the holiday season and I love how luxe the material looks. You would almost expect to keep warm in this, if it weren't for the built in vents up top.

For the Naughty, I was inspired by Solange's 12 Days of Christmas Hunt from 2008. She gave out the coolest pair of Demon horns that I never found the time to wear. Hurray for Christmas and a huge inventory! I tried to go a little dark but campy with the horns and lights, so I pushed a little further and wore the lovely Jolly shoes from Heart&Sole. The owner, Bijoux, passed me over these adorable shoes and I never want to take them off! Even in the cold snow, Vixie stays warm with the fur on her feet.

As for Nice, I had to do a little coverup to really calm the corset. Aranel Ah of BOOM released an amazingly well made turtleneck a few weeks ago and it goes with everything (even super sexy corsets). The sweater is on all layers and makes it great for mix&match. I paired the top with the striped pants courtesy of Cynful to play up the fun of the look but maintain an interesting color scheme with the red and black. Hoorenbeek provided the adorable antlers. Holidays in SL are all about the Freebie finds, but you can also invest in some really wonderful core pieces to spice up your wardrobe.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Everyone is familiar with the brand Alphamale and Blacklace, and their newest endeavor - ALITE, is sure to become just as well known. Yelmer Pfeffer told me after months of work...a new skin line has been released and he was kind enough to offer me a preview. It's the first skin of this new brand and the Aurora II line is AMAZING. It's available in tan (seen below) and in deep tan. I know you skin whores out there want to try it all... and at $980 per makeup (hairbase, cleavage and bikini line options) and $2980 per fatpack you can't go wrong. In fact if you should join the subscribo at Alite today (Dec 14th) or tomorrow (Dec 15th)to get the Deep Tan - SmokeyII makeup FREE on Wednesday December 16th! That's right kiddies... scoot your butts over right away and try it for yourself.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

I know, i've been a bad blogger of late, but a lot of things going on RL and in SL too kinda pulled me in different directions - HOWEVERRR i'm back and wow, what a thrill and honour it was to have been passed review copies of the new releases from [skream]. My fave fave utter most fave piercing store in SL and i get to review *does a little dance of joy*.

First up is the cutest ever lip piercing, Kawaii Safety Pin Piercing. An open safety pin that peirces your bottom lip, edgy but with a cute twist, this awesome piece has three attachment points also (huge bonus). I've found it hard to find a piercing to tear me away from Jacqueline Cliassi's Beauty Mark Piercing but i think i now have an awesome alternative to wear. Great for those casual outfits !

I'm not a huge tattoo lover, not one of these women who wear them with everything and anything, although if the outfit is edgy enough, then i have a gorgeous collection of tatt's for the occasion. Breaking this rule of thumb though, is the newly released 'Scattered Hearts' Tattoo from [skream]. Super cute and small enough to look good with most outfits, my personal opinion is that this is a winner. Neatly and originally positioned to sit across your collarbone (see above pic), Scattered Hearts is really one tattoo i shall be wearing more often than not and feel VERY comfortable wearing it also.

Also released but not shown above was a really sexycute pair of earrings called "i'm a star" and available in three different designs (Checkered, Silver and Wood). Really gorgeous and you will be a 'star' when you wear these.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Well, those who know me, know i cannot resist a party and a good 'ole booty shake and oh boy have i got some treats for you guys. Lennyy Beck has just released ooodles of new dances at Akeyo on the GOLden Shopping Sim. There is something for everyone, those who are 'too cool to move' but hate standing still, those who just throw their hands in the air and wave 'em like they just don't care and then there's a few treats for the girlies who like to tease.I needed an equally provocative outfit and i didn't have to look far... HLD have produced what i have to say, is probably THEEE shortest Skirt i've ever ever seen in SL. So much so, it doesn't come with glitchpants but a glitchthong lol !! Feeling the disco fever, i checked out skream and was delighted to have found glitter, sparkles and pretties for the face and the tummy and a sexy lil top from Cynful, all finished off with some sexy Bax boots :p

Friday, November 13, 2009

So i am getting uber excited about Christmas - i'm such a big kid and a couple of weeks ago i decided to change my sim to a winter theme - so with that, went a change in my wardrobe! i packed away my Summer attire and I brought out my Winter woolies yay me ! I wanted a fresh, cute cuddly look and newly released at Cynful @ the awesome GOLden Shopping sim are these delicious [Cynful] Buttee's, perfect for wearing with those cosy Winter boots - and that is exactly what i have done. Teamed with the cute Sweater Wellies from TOSL and this excellent sweater made my Chocolate Arashi of Couverture.

I needed the perfect hair for this outfit and i found it at :::69::: - Cute and girly - accessorised with these highly detailed and customisable sunglasses from [steinwerk] really finishes off this look which could have come straight off La Piste !

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Music brings us inspiration and what better way to pay homage than a 80's inspired shoot. I've got my headphones, leotard, big hair and heels. We just need some music to get us started. I've been spinning Pat Benatar and Blondie all day. Sit back and enjoy!

LostAngel Industries is a powerhouse of poses and sets. An essential must-see for any blogger or fashionista. Each time I go to the store, I find something new! On my most recent outing at GOLden Shopping, I spied the Dormeuse DJ. It's an all inclusive furniture set, with chaise lounge (5 poses), speakers/rug, and headphones.

An 80's inspired shoot needs the perfect leotard and BoA Creations at GOLden Shopping has the perfect cut-out version. I even picked up some lace 1/2 stockings from Malibu and shoes from AMG Boudoir to complete the look.

I do love a great dress, especially one you can wear on it's own or paired with leggings. The Tamed dress from Boom is a perfect everyday dress, it's simple and sexy and very well-made. Aranel Ah has a wonderful talent for textures and shading and this dress is no exception. When she completed this new dress, she also made an adorable set of wings with a heart charm. It's a separate attachment, and a cute way to make your look stand out.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Winter is fast approaching and so is the cold weather. Basic Wardrobe staples are what rock my SL inventory, the rest can come together on it's own. However one thing that has been missing for a time is some gorgeous and fun woollen tights. CK Winx answered my SL prayers and released some yummy woollen tights this week which in all honesty, can be worn as leggings. Being available as plain and patterned and also as a fat pack i'd thoroughly recommend investing in these.Also released this week alongside the tights, is the"Tank Dress" from *Linc*. Yet another staple and HIGHLY versatile, this little number not only comes in patterned or solid colours, but as fatpacks. These are so awesome and you really are spoilt for choice on how to wear them. Seen here worn as a Tank, can also be worn over a nice shirt or plain sweater and of course, can also be worn as a sexy lil dress.

I've decided to wear with a timeless classic denim jacket and scarf. Finishing it off are these kick ass boots from Naughty and accessorising with Sunglasses (a must for the snow)

Sunday, November 1, 2009

GOL Element, The 7th had their annual Halloween Party on the 31st. We had live DJ's , performers... Trivia and Costume Contests! It was 8 hours of sheer madness! The event was a huge success thanks to the wonderful patrons who came out to celebrate with us.

Throughout the party Element, The 7th gave out $16,000L in prizes from our wonderful sponsors, LostAngel Industries and BOOM. Over the day, 17 different people won gift vouchers totaling $500 - $2000.

The costumes in the Club were outrageous! We had ghouls, goblins, ghosts, demons, and so much more! Our costume winners each won a total of $2000 in Gift Vouchers from LostAngel Industries and BOOM! The winners were:1. Foxydevil Sweetwater (12pm - 2pm Winner)2. Anoushka Klaar (2pm - 4pm Winner)3. Soulless Mai (4pm - 6pm Winner)4. ALTAIR Haustraun (6pm - 8pm Winner)

GOL Element, The 7th and GOLden Shopping would like to thank the amazing Aranel Ah of BOOM and Evangeline Cortes of LostAngel Industries for sponsoring the event. Dakota Neumann, Founder of GOL, would also like to thank everyone (Event Managers, DJs, Hosts, Performers, & Security) who worked so hard putting together this tremendous event.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

G9 Design at GOLden Shopping makes sexy seem tame. Designer Jeanine Congrejo has perfected the bad girl look with tons of latex and tight fitting street wear! You can dare to be bold in her skins and fashions.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Summer's gone, Fall is in full swing and Winter is just around the corner. But here in Second Life, it can be whichever season you want it to be, whenever you want it to be. So i thought i would bring back a little of the summer just gone with a "sweet with a sexy twist" outfit put together from across the grid. Shopping is a passion of mine and i adore clothes, especially casual items. I was thrilled to bits when CK Winx of Luck Inc. generously passed me a copy of his 'Hotness Bikini Pack', i tore it open and seperated it, deciding to wear just the bikini part for this outfit team with these supersexy Gettin Low Jeans from *BOOM*.Of course, sexy bare tums can remain just so, but i cannot resist Jacqueline Cliassi's gorgeous 'Tummy Studs' from [skream!].and her really sweet but sexy Beauty Mark Piercing.

And for those chilly evenings, or if you feel slightly overexposed, i find the gorgeous lace cardigan from COCO, perfect to finish this outfit off giving it a touch of innocence and accessorised with a grp gift of Bangles from SySy and Thongs from Reaction Girl.